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Pat Laffan
Patrick Laffan (8 June 1939 – 14 March 2019) was an Irish actor. Laffan is best remembered for playing the lothario milkman Pat Mustard in the Channel Four sitcom ''Father Ted'' episode "Speed 3" (1998), and Mr Burgess in Roddy Doyle Roderick Doyle (born 8 May 1958) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, eight books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and dozens of short stories. Several of his books have been ...'s '' The Snapper'' (1993). Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laffan, Pat 1939 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Irish male actors 21st-century Irish male actors Actors from County Meath Irish male film actors Irish male stage actors Irish male television actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Meath, Ireland
County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County Louth, Louth to the northeast, County Kildare, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the southwest, Westmeath to the west, County Cavan, Cavan to the northwest, and County Monaghan, Monaghan to the north. To the east, Meath also borders the Irish Sea along a narrow strip between the rivers River Boyne, Boyne and Delvin River, Delvin, giving it the List of Irish counties by coastline, second shortest coastline of any county. Meath County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. Meath is the List of Irish counties by area, 14th-largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties by land area, and the List of Irish counties by population, 8th-most populous, with a total population of 220,826 according to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Awfully Big Adventure
''An Awfully Big Adventure'' is a 1995 British coming-of-age film directed by Mike Newell. The story concerns a girl who joins a local repertory theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of ''Peter Pan'', the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue. The title is an ironic nod to the original Peter Pan story, in which Peter says, "To die will be an awfully big adventure." Set in 1947, the film was adapted from the Booker Prize-nominated 1989 novel of the same name by Beryl Bainbridge. Plot In the film's prologue, a hotelier ushers someone into a bomb shelter during the Liverpool Blitz. We see a brief flashback to a woman leaving her baby in a basement surrounded by flickering candles. Before departing from the house, she quickly drops a string of pearls on her child's pillow, twined around a single rose. Some time later, Stella Bradshaw lives in a working class household with her Uncle Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Horse (film)
''War Horse'' is a 2011 war drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay written by Lee Hall (playwright), Lee Hall and Richard Curtis. It is based on Michael Morpurgo's War Horse (novel), 1982 novel and its War Horse (play), 2007 stage adaptation. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup, Jeremy Irvine (in his feature film debut), David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston and Benedict Cumberbatch. Set before and during World War I, its plot follows Joey, a Bay (horse), bay Irish Sport Horse, Irish Hunter horse raised by English teenager Albert as he is bought by the British Army, leading him to encounter various people throughout Europe, in the midst of the war and its tragedies. DreamWorks Pictures acquired the film rights to the novel in December 2009, and Spielberg was announced to direct in May 2010. Having directed several films set during World War II, it was his first to tackle the events of World War I. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leap Year (2010 Film)
''Leap Year'' is a 2010 romantic comedy film directed by Anand Tucker and written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan. ''Leap Year'' stars Amy Adams and Matthew Goode. The plot revolves around Anna Brady (Adams), who decides to travel to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend on leap day, as Irish tradition allows. Principal photography took place in County Wicklow, Dublin, County Mayo, and County Galway, including the Aran Islands, Connemara, Temple Bar, Georgian Dublin, Wicklow National Park, and Olaf Street, Waterford. ''Leap Year'' premiered in New York City on January 6, 2010, and was released theatrically on January 8, 2010, by Universal Pictures in the United States and on February 28 by Optimum Releasing in Ireland. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Plot Boston real estate stager Anna Brady is frustrated that Jeremy, her boyfriend of four years, has still not proposed, even though they are about to move into an upscale apartment together. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen (2006 Film)
''The Queen'' is a 2006 docudrama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Peter Morgan. The film depicts the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. The royal family regards Diana's death as a private affair and thus not to be treated as an official royal death, in contrast with the views of Prime Minister Tony Blair and Diana's ex-husband, Prince Charles, who favour the general public's desire for an official expression of grief. Matters are further complicated by the media, royal protocol regarding Diana's official status, and wider issues about republicanism. The film's development coincided with a revival of favourable public sentiment in respect to the British monarchy, a downturn in fortunes for Blair, and the inquest into Diana's death, Operation Paget. Michael Sheen reprised his role as Blair from '' The Deal''. He would play Blair again in '' The Special Relationship''. ''The Queen'' garnered widespread critical and popular acclaim for Helen Mirren playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boys From County Clare
''The Boys from County Clare'' is a 2003 Irish comedy/drama film about a céilí band from Liverpool that travels to Ireland to compete in a céilí competition in County Clare. Directed by John Irvin, the film was released in Canada on September 12, 2003, and in the U.S., on a limited release, on March 13, 2005. The film was entitled ''The Boys and Girl from County Clare'' for the U.S. release and ''The Great Ceili War'' for the U.K. release. Plot Set in 1965, Jimmy McMahon (Colm Meaney) is an Irishman living in Liverpool who directs a céilí band of young men who go to a competition of traditional Celtic music in Ireland in County Clare. A native Irish band directed by John Joe McMahon (Bernard Hill) is also present to compete as well, with animosity between Jimmy and John, as they are brothers. The two brothers could not be more different, as they have taken different paths. There are multiple surprises for them as the competition takes place, with a familial twist at the very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intermission (film)
''Intermission'' is a 2003 Irish black comedy crime film directed by John Crowley and written by Mark O'Rowe. The film, set in Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ..., Ireland, contains many interconnected storylines, and is shot in a documentary-like style, with some sections presented as excerpts from television programs that exist within the show (one of the storylines follows a television documentary director). It features several of Ireland's best-known actors, including Cillian Murphy, Colm Meaney and Colin Farrell, all of whom have featured in internationally successful films such as '' 28 Days Later'' (Murphy), '' The Commitments'' (Meaney) and '' Minority Report'' (Farrell). It also featured the Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald, who had appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Harry Became A Tree
''How Harry Became a Tree'' is a 2001 drama film directed by Goran Paskaljević. It is based on a Chinese story ''Lao Dan'' by Yang Zhengguang and deals allegorically with the Irish and Balkan civil wars. Plot In rural Ireland in 1924, Harry Maloney (Colm Meaney), believing "a man is measured by his enemies", nurses an unjustified enmity for George O'Flaherty, who owns the local pub and most of the businesses in the area and is the local matchmaker. When Harry's son Gus (Cillian Murphy), upon whom Harry regularly heaps mental and verbal abuse falls for George's maidservant, Eileen, George helps put the two together. George's seduction of Eileen gives Harry the opportunity to create a scandal, despite the effect on his own family. Cast * Colm Meaney - Harry Maloney * Adrian Dunbar - George * Cillian Murphy - Gus Maloney * Kerry Condon - Eileen * Pat Laffan - Father O'Connor * Gail Fitzpatrick - Margaret Reception Reviewing the film in Hot Press, Craig Fitzsimons wrote "though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durango (film)
''Durango'' is a 1999 American made-for-television drama film directed by Brent Shields, starring Matt Keeslar and Patrick Bergin. The journey of young Irishman Mark Doran ( Matt Keeslar), a cattle farmer who decides to walk with his cows to the village of Trallock to get a fair price for his herd rather than sell. Cast * Matt Keeslar as Mark Doran * Patrick Bergin as Fergus Mullaney * George Hearn as Rector * Brenda Fricker as Aunt Maeve * Nancy St. Alban as Annie Mullaney * Dermot Martin as Jay Mullaney * Paul Ronan as Tom Mullaney * Eamon Morrissey as Philly Hinds * Mark Lambert as Algie Clawhammer * Ian McElhinney as Vestor McCarthy * Pat Laffan Patrick Laffan (8 June 1939 – 14 March 2019) was an Irish actor. Laffan is best remembered for playing the lothario milkman Pat Mustard in the Channel Four sitcom ''Father Ted'' episode "Speed 3" (1998), and Mr Burgess in Roddy Doyle R ... as Bill Gobberley References External links * * 1999 television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The General (1998 Film)
''The General'' is a 1998 crime film written and directed by John Boorman about Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill, who undertook several daring heists in the early 1980s and attracted the attention of the Garda Síochána, Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) .The film was shot in 1997 and released in 1998. Brendan Gleeson plays Cahill, Adrian Dunbar plays his friend Noel Curley, and Jon Voight plays Inspector Ned Kenny. Plot On the 18th of August, 1994, Martin Cahill leaves his home in Cowper Downs, Rathmines. He is ambushed by an assassin, who escapes on a motorcycle driven by an accomplice. As his family grieve, his Garda nemesis, Inspector Ned Kenny, arrives to see his corpse removed from the scene. In the 1950's, a young Cahill and his siblings engage in theft to supplement their family's meagre income. He is caught by a Garda as he attempts a theft from a butcher's shop, and is incarcerated in an industrial school. By the early 1980's, Cahill is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Serpent's Kiss
''The Serpent's Kiss'' is a 1997 British romantic drama film directed by Philippe Rousselot. Set in late-17th-century England, it tells the story of a Dutch garden architect, Meneer Chrome (Ewan McGregor), who has been hired by a wealthy merchant (Pete Postlethwaite) to create an extravagant garden. The film also stars Greta Scacchi and Richard E. Grant. The film was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. To date, it is the only feature directed by Rousselot, who usually works as cinematographer. Plot Thomas Smithers (Postlethwaite), who has made his fortune as an ironmonger and cannon-maker, hires the famous Meneer Chrome (McGregor) to create the most extravagant garden imaginable on his overgrown property. Smithers doesn't know that his wife's cousin Fitzmaurice (Grant) has already hired Chrome, with the goal of bankrupting Smithers and essentially acquiring Juliana, whom he loves. Juliana, however, is attracted to Chrome and he in turn to the Smithers' daughter, Anna, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saint (1997 Film)
''The Saint'' is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce, written by Jonathan Hensleigh and Wesley Strick, and starring Val Kilmer in the title role, with Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija. The plot of the film revolves around the title character who is a high-tech thief and master of disguise, who becomes the anti-hero while using the moniker of various saints. He paradoxically lives in the underworld of international industrial theft and espionage. The film was a modest financial success with a worldwide box office of $169.4 million, rentals of $28.2 million, and continuous DVD sales. It is loosely based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint", which ran until 1983. The Saint character has also featured in a series of Hollywood films made between 1938 and 1954, a 1940s radio series starring Vincent Price (and others) as Templar, a popular British television series of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
